Ryan Ridder

Ryan Ridder

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Mercer
Conference	SoCon
Record	2–2 (.500)
Biographical details
Born	(1984-11-11) November 11, 1984 Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Playing career
2003–2005	College of Wooster
2005–2008	Embry-Riddle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2008–2009	North Raleigh Christian (assistant)
2009–2010	Embry-Riddle (assistant)
2010–2013	Campbell (assistant)
2013–2017	Daytona State
2017–2021	Bethune–Cookman
2021–2024	UT Martin
2024–present	Mercer
Head coaching record
Overall	98–94 (.510) (NCAA) 95–28 (.772) (NJCAA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 Mid-Florida Conference regular season (2013–2017) MEAC regular season (2018) OVC regular season (2024)

Ryan Ridder (born November 11, 1984) is an American college basketball coach and current head coach for the Mercer Bears men's basketball team. He previously served as the head coach at Bethune–Cookman and UT Martin.

Coaching career

After completing a playing career at Embry-Riddle under his father, Steve, Ridder got his coaching start at North Raleigh Christian Academy as an assistant coach before returning to his alma mater as an assistant a year later. Ridder served as an assistant at Campbell for three seasons before taking the head coaching job at Daytona State College. While guiding the Falcons, Ridder compiled a 95–28 overall record, and four-straight Mid-Florida Conference regular season championships, as well as back-to-back coach of the year honors.

Ridder was named the head coach at Bethune-Cookman on March 31, 2017. After three seasons with the Wildcats, Ridder accepted the head coaching position at UT Martin on March 30, 2021.

Head coaching record

Junior college

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Daytona State Falcons (Mid-Florida Conference) (2013–2017)
2013–14	Daytona State	24–6	7–2	1st
2014–15	Daytona State	21–8	8–1	1st
2015–16	Daytona State	25–7	6–3	1st
2016–17	Daytona State	25–7	7–2	1st
Daytona State:		95–28 (.772)	28–8 (.778)
Total:		95–28 (.772)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

College

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Bethune–Cookman Wildcats (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2017–2021)
2017–18	Bethune–Cookman	18–14	12–4	T–1st
2018–19	Bethune–Cookman	14–17	9–7	T–4th
2019–20	Bethune–Cookman	16–14	10–6	T–4th
Bethune-Cookman:		48–45 (.516)	31–17 (.646)
UT Martin Skyhawks (Ohio Valley Conference) (2021–2024)
2021–22	UT Martin	8–22	4–14	9th
2022–23	UT Martin	19–14	10–8	T–3rd
2023–24	UT Martin	21–11	14–4	T–1st
UT Martin:		48–47 (.505)	28–26 (.519)
Mercer Bears (Southern Conference) (2024–present)
2024–25	Mercer	2–2	0–0
Mercer:		2–2 (.500)	0–0 (–)
Total:		98–94 (.510)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion